Heel.



110.881,535. E 'PATENTED MAE.10, 190s.

E; E. BENNETT.

HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11, 1907.

Messes ne/25011 E y JQMmz//zefmea yf@ 'VQWQ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD H. BENNETT, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TODAVID W. DAVIES AND ONE-THIRD TO SAMUEL WINTERBOTTOM, OF AMSTERDAM, NEWYORK.

HEEL. I

Patented March 10, 1908.

serial No. 401,564.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing` at Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomery and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawin My invention relates to an improved heel, and Ideclare that the following is a full, clear, concise and exactdescription thereof, sufficient to enable one skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings inwhich like reference characters refer to like parts throughout.

The invention is shown in the construction and application of a rubberheel for pedestrians and consists in the various features disclosed inthe specification, drawings and claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view of a portion of a shoe with theordinary leather heel and the improved rubber heel. Fig. 2

: is a cross section view of the rubber heel and attaching parts. Fig. 3is a view in cross section of the rubber portion of theimproved heel,and Figs. 4 and 5 show the means for securing it in place. Fig. 6 is aview of the shoe and heel from the bottom. Fig. 7 is a view of amodified form of disk.

It will be understood that like reference letters and numerals refer tolike parts and that the form shown and described is not intended to be4exclusive of other forms or styles.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates the heel of a shoe,made up in usual style of leather or the like, to which my improved heelis to be attached.

B indicates a plate or disk, preferably made of rubber though I do notintend to limit myself to the material named. The plate is formed with adepression, C, so located as to leave a rim c around the edge of thedisk or plate. .This depression or cutout is made of a substantial areaor extent for reasons to be given, leaving however the rim c ofsubstantial area, of about the proportions shown in the drawings.

The peripheral surface of the disk, which has a thickness to provide forthe necessary spring and Wear, is made with various indenl tations, d,here shown in the form ofscallo s D, though any other suitable iiguremay e worn portions are turned out of sight.

used. The purpose of this formation is to provide additional resistanceor support for the foot against slipping. Another purpose is to permitthe disk to be turned from one position to another to allow for wear.The disks may, if desired, be made and supplied of different thicknessat different edges, as indicated in Fig. 7, according to the wish of thewearer. Should the disk become worn in one position it may be readilyturned, as will be seen, to bring the least worn part intothe place ofgreater wear, while the worn portion will be turned out of sight. of therubber disk approaches more or less closely to the rear and side edgesof the shoeheel it does not come to the forward edge of the heel andmay, therefore, be turned to present a new surface or edge of the samekind to the eye and more or less conforming to the general outline ofthe heel while tile T e configuration of the edge, as stated, may be ofdifferent character from that shown.

A plate E, of metal preferably, is provided to set into the recess C andis of a size to iit therein. It has a hole for screw F to passtherethrough, through the rubber disk B and into heel A a suitabledistance to hold the supplemental heel firmly in place.

T e plate is stiff and is made of a size substantially as indicated sothat it will extend overenough of the disk B to hold it firmly andflatly against the shoe-heel, extending far enough toward the edge ofthe disk to hold such edge to the shoe-heel. A further purpose is thatthe recess C wherein the disk E is placed will form means for a firmerfooting by the wearer when walking on untrodden or loose surfaces, asfor instance in snow or slush, such material being pressed into therecess at each step and-preventing sli ping. The screw F holds the plateand the rubber heel firmly in position but can be While the edgeloosened to allow readjustment of the imbottom thereof and a flat stiplate in the bottom of said recess and of equal surface thereof, theheel and the plate being centrallyrbored and means therewith to attachthe heel to the shoe, substantially as shown and described.

2. A heel formed with symmetrical indentations in theperiphery thereofand with a central recess in the bottom of a diameter approximatelyone-half that of the heel, a stifll plate at the bottom of said recessand means passing through the plate and the heel at the centre of eachwhereby to secure them in place, substantially as shown and described.

3. A heel formed with the outermost points of its periphery at an equaldistance from the center and indented on its edge between such points,the central part of the bottom of the heel having a recess ofsubstantial diameter and means therein for securing the heel to theshoe, whereby it may be turned to present diiferent faces, of likeappearance, to the rear, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof l allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD H. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

THOMAS D. lBENNETT, FRED STUDIER..

